Q: How do you balance social life and academics?
A: I like to study with my friends which combines the two.
Q: Do you eat breakfast?
A: My classes are early so I don't really find time.
Q: Do you keep a daily planner?
A: No
Q: Do you use anything to keep track of due dates and exam dates?
A: I use the notepad on my laptop to write down the homework.
Q: Have you ever considered changing your major?
A: No, this is pretty much always what I've wanted to do and I enjoy the classes.
Q: What made you pick education as your major?
A: I've worked with children all throughout high school and been teachers' aids and loved it so I want to pursue it as my career.
Q: What age group kids do you want to work with?
A: Elementary
Q: Are there any fears you would have working with children and having that much responsibility?
A: Not really any fears, but I'm bad at disciplining kids because I feel bad but if I don't then they'll walk all over me.
Q: Were your parents always supportive of your choosing this major?
A: Yes, very. They always wanted me to do what I love and this is it.
Q: Are you minoring in anything?
A: No
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Interview #2: this person is a psychology major.
Q: How do you balance social life and academics?
A: I do all my work before I go out.
Q: Do you eat breakfast?
A: No, not hungry at breakfast time.
Q: Do you keep a daily planner?
A: Yes
Q: What made you choose the field of psychology?
A: I like to help people and I want to understand why people do what they do and feel how they feel.
Q: What specific job do you want when you graduate?
A: A pediatric psychologist
Q: Was there any past experiences that influenced you do pursue psychology?
A: My mom's disease, an article I read on a friend, people always telling me I need therapy and anger management, and a friend of the family's child who has autism.
Q: Have you ever considered changing your major?
A: This was the change, I changed from a pediatrician.
Q: How long have you known that you wanted to major in psychology?
A: About a year and a half.
Q: Are you minoring in anything?
A: Biology
From these interviews I can conclude that these people are passionate about what they want to do with their lives. They both have personal reasons why they are majoring in their chosen majors. They both keep track of dates of things due and exams in some sort of way and have their own ways of balancing social life and academics which shows responsibility and that they care about their studies. My interviewees' answers to my questions suggest to me that some college students may come in to college knowing what they want to do with their lives and then have a change of heart and change their major, while some know exactly what they want to do and are sure that it's the right choice.
Q: How do you balance social life and academics?
A: I like to study with my friends which combines the two.
Q: Do you eat breakfast?
A: My classes are early so I don't really find time.
Q: Do you keep a daily planner?
A: No
Q: Do you use anything to keep track of due dates and exam dates?
A: I use the notepad on my laptop to write down the homework.
Q: Have you ever considered changing your major?
A: No, this is pretty much always what I've wanted to do and I enjoy the classes.
Q: What made you pick education as your major?
A: I've worked with children all throughout high school and been teachers' aids and loved it so I want to pursue it as my career.
Q: What age group kids do you want to work with?
A: Elementary
Q: Are there any fears you would have working with children and having that much responsibility?
A: Not really any fears, but I'm bad at disciplining kids because I feel bad but if I don't then they'll walk all over me.
Q: Were your parents always supportive of your choosing this major?
A: Yes, very. They always wanted me to do what I love and this is it.
Q: Are you minoring in anything?
A: No
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Interview #2: this person is a psychology major.
Q: How do you balance social life and academics?
A: I do all my work before I go out.
Q: Do you eat breakfast?
A: No, not hungry at breakfast time.
Q: Do you keep a daily planner?
A: Yes
Q: What made you choose the field of psychology?
A: I like to help people and I want to understand why people do what they do and feel how they feel.
Q: What specific job do you want when you graduate?
A: A pediatric psychologist
Q: Was there any past experiences that influenced you do pursue psychology?
A: My mom's disease, an article I read on a friend, people always telling me I need therapy and anger management, and a friend of the family's child who has autism.
Q: Have you ever considered changing your major?
A: This was the change, I changed from a pediatrician.
Q: How long have you known that you wanted to major in psychology?
A: About a year and a half.
Q: Are you minoring in anything?
A: Biology
From these interviews I can conclude that these people are passionate about what they want to do with their lives. They both have personal reasons why they are majoring in their chosen majors. They both keep track of dates of things due and exams in some sort of way and have their own ways of balancing social life and academics which shows responsibility and that they care about their studies. My interviewees' answers to my questions suggest to me that some college students may come in to college knowing what they want to do with their lives and then have a change of heart and change their major, while some know exactly what they want to do and are sure that it's the right choice.